German Festival Turns Into African Civil War!
Several armed Africans from Eritrea attacked and injured police officers and helpers at a festival planned in the city of Gießen (around 50km north of Frankfurt) over the weekend. This happened just before the start of the Eritrea Festival, which was scheduled to take place at the city's exhibition center on Saturday evening.
Investigations are now being carried out, among other things, on suspicion of bodily harm and breach of the peace, according to a spokeswoman for the central Hesse police headquarters. Witnesses are currently being questioned, evidence collected and witness statements evaluated. The police spokeswoman could not give an exact number of the injured and arrested Eritreans.
Several videos have been circulating on Twitter, showing the attacks.
At first, Tigray supporters, around 200 young people, protested in front of the venue. A little later, some of them pushed through the fences and stormed the site. The attackers used iron bars, knives, sticks and stones against festival workers as well as police officers who were present to protect the event. The officers fought back with batons and pepper spray.
The police were able to break up the riot after a while, temporarily arrest a “large number” of attackers and secure various weapons on site, including knives and iron bars. Rescue workers who were summoned, arrived a little later to provide medical care to the injured.
The Eritrea Festival was canceled by police order. Even in the run-up to the event, there were discussions about the authority to interpret the event. Exiled Eritreans who are in opposition to the government in the African country had tried in vain to have the cultural festival banned by a court in advance. Their main point of criticism was that the military leadership in north-eastern Africa was using the festival to collect donations in Germany.
I guess Oktoberfest will have to be re-located to rural Missouri this year.
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